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Immigration regulations and law enforcement action in OSCE area should consider the wellbeing and social inclusion of trafficked persons, says OSCE Special Representative
HAIFA, Israel, 20 May 2012 – Speaking today at an international workshop on human trafficking in Israel, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, underlined that victims of trafficking are subjected to multiple violations of human rights...
More women leaders and stronger political commitment needed to combat human trafficking, say participants at ODIHR event
The need for more women leaders and a stronger political commitment by states to combat trafficking in human beings was highlighted at an OSCE event “Political leadership: Who can speak for the victims of trafficking?”, held on 15 May 2012...
Rule of law vital to protecting rights of victims of human trafficking, participants at OSCE meeting say
WARSAW, 14 May 2012 - The rule of law needs to be strengthened in the fight against human trafficking in order to better protect victims' human rights and ensure them access to justice, participants said today at the opening of an OSCE meeting on the topic...
Head of OSCE Centre meets authorities, opens anti-human trafficking event in western Kazakhstan
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 23 April 2012 - The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, in Aktau on Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea coast today, met with local authorities and civil society representatives and opened a workshop on preventing human trafficking among vulnerable groups in Kazakhstan’s regions... ()
Parliaments play a critical role in the eradication of modern-day slavery, says OSCE Special Representative at St. Petersburg meeting
ST PETERSBURG, Russia 18 April 2012 – The role of parliamentarians in combating and preventing human trafficking at the national and international level was the focus of a roundtable discussion in St. Petersburg today...
OSCE/ODIHR plans network of lawyers to improve access to justice for trafficking victims
Establishing an OSCE-wide network of legal practitioners to improve access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for trafficked persons was the focus of a meeting organized by ODIHR in Warsaw on 3 and 4 April 2012...
OSCE highlights human rights approach to preventing and combating human trafficking in Washington
The Deputy Co-ordinator of the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, addressed the Global Stakes in Human Rights Roundtable on “The OSCE, Human Rights, and Human Trafficking” at the Council on Foreign Relations, on 27 March 2012 in Washington DC...
OSCE Special Representative calls for better balance between border control and human rights protection to tackle human trafficking
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called for anti-trafficking efforts at borders to prioritize human rights protection at a conference on “The Politics & Policy of Border Security” in Berlin on 23 March 2012...
OSCE Special Representative in Monaco welcomes continuation of child protection project in Moldova
MONACO, 20 March 2012 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, in her meeting with Prince Albert II today praised the support by the Principality of Monaco in the field of child protection and welcomed the continuation of such a project in Moldova... ()